Oil-can holder



C. W. MCKINLEY.

OIL CAN HOLDER. APPLLCATION FILED ocnze, 1917.

fitti* UNITED STATES PATENT/ ori-ics.

CHARLES W. MGKINLEY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLYS-OVERLAND COMPANY, TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

' OIL-CAN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 17, 1920'.

Application led October 29, 1917. Serial No. 199,090.

To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WV. MCKIN.- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Oil-Can Holders, of

which declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in i oil can holders.'

time, be of such a nature that the oil can can be very easily and readily released when it is desired to use the same.

Further objects, and objects relating to economies of manufacture 'and details of constructiomwill definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

l accomplish the objectsof my :inventionI by the devices and means described in the following specification. My invention 1s clearly dened and pointed out in the appended claims.

A structure constituting a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in whichlFigure l is a vertical sectional view of an A, oil can holder constructed in accordance lili with my invention, an oil can being shown in position in the holder in-full lines.

Fig. lll is a perspective view of the holder shown in Fig. I, and

Fig. lll. is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of holder.

ln the drawings, similar reference nunerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Considering the numbered partsof the drawing, l have shown an oil can holder, which is attached to a vertical supporting wall 10. This holder comprises a vertical portion 11, which is connected to the supporting wall by means of the screws or rivets 12, extending through the holesA 1.3 formed in the vertical portion 11. A horizontal supporting ledge 14 extends for-l wardly from the lower edge of the vertical portion 1l of the holder at right angles thereto, and forms-'a supporting base upon which an oil can may rest in the holder. The forward edge of this supporting ledge 14 is struck upwardly at 15, so as to form an abutment which `engages the edge of the oil can holder to prevent lateral. movement thereof on the supporting base 14. The forward portion of the ledge is formed into the downwardly extending tongue or lip 16, which may be grasped bythe operator when the oil can is to be released from the holder.

A vtongue 17 extends forwardly from the Y upper edge ofthe vertical portion 11, at right angles thereto, the forward edge of said tongue being curved upwardly at 18, and provided with a longitudinally extending slot 19.

In operation the oil can 20 is seated upon the base 1 4 with one edge ,engaging the vertical portion 11 of the holder and the other edge engaging the abutment 15 at the for- `l ward edge of the base 14. It will be seen that the base 14 is resilient, since the whole device is made out of sheet metal having a considerable amount of natural resiliency. The tongue 17 is curved downwardly slightly, so that-the forward end of the tongue engagesthe ring 22at the top of the body 20 of the oil can, while the spout 21 of the oil can extends through the slot 19, formed in the tongue 17. The forward end of the tongue 17 being curved upwardly at 18, renders it possible to easily insert the oil can within the holder, as the curved portions 18 and 15 cause the tongues 17 and 14v to spread apart as the oil can is inserted and, after the oil can has been inserted and rests upon the base 14, the tongue 17, engaging the top of the can, holds it firmly in position so that it will not rattle. When the operator desires to release the can, he pulls downwardly upon the lip 16, which springs the base 14 downwardly sufficiently so that the oil can may be removed by a straight lateral movement.

If desired, a pair of lugs 23 may be struck up from the base 14, adJacent the rear end thereof, as shown in Fig. III, so that the lower edge of the oil can 2O may be engaged at two points by the lugs 23 and, at a third point, by the abutment 15, thus giving a holder in any direction. In all other respects, the holder shown in Fig. III is the same as that shown in the other views of the drawing.

I am aware that the particular embodiment of my invention, which I have here shown and described, is susceptible of cony siderable variation without de arting from -portion and constituting a base upon which an oil can is adapted to seat, said spring tongue being provided with an abutment near the forward edge thereof, adapted to engage one edge of the oil can, and with a downwardly extending lip; a sprmg tongue extending forwardly from the upper edge of the vertical portion of said holder, said tongue being provided with an upwardly curved outer end, and with a longitudinally `extending slot therein, said tongue being adapted to engage the top of the oil can with the oil can spout disposed in said slot.

2. An oil can holder comprising an integral sheet metal stamping having a vertical portion, a spring tongue extending forwardly from the lo wer edge of said vertical portion and' constituting a base upon which in oil can is adapted to seat, said spring tongue being provided with a downwardly extending lip near the forward edge thereof, a spring tongue extending forwardly from the upper edge of the vertical portion of said holder, said tongue being provided with an upwardly curved outer end, and a longitudinally extending slot for receiving the oil can spout, the said tongue being adapted to resiliently engage the top oi the oil can to hold the same in position. p

ln testimony whereof I aix my signature.

CHARLES W. MCKINLE Y. 

